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Nice vintage engine stand

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Reviews, Technology, Vintage, Workbench

This is a product I’ve used in my shop for over a year. It works really well with ca 1969-1975 CZ motors. From what I can tell it will work with almost any vintage single – two-stroke or four-stroke. It’s highly adjustable, easy to use, and Mike Kincaid over at Rampant Racing is a great [...]

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Why all the dirt bikes look the same

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Industry, Technology

In his excellent book Market Domination author Steve Hannaford explores how consolidation in an industry leads to conversion between erstwhile “competing” products and ultimately reduces choice for customers: Competitive differences tend to narrow over time, as they must when companies are trying to keep up with better selling rivals. When markets are dominated by a [...]

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The long-term effects of production-based racing

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Industry, Racing, Technology

This article originally appeared at McCookRacing.com — twf In 1985 the AMA mandated production-based race bikes for all MX/SX National competition. This well-intentioned rule change was supposed to level the playing field between the factory race teams and the privateers, and reduce the overall cost of racing. But like so many such changes, this one had [...]

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